5 things to know for Aug. 18: Hurricane Hilary, Maui, Trump, Mortgage rates, Facebook
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of the digital asset space — which includes cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) —…
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Italian police arrest Dutch man, 21, over the stabbing deaths of his father and a family friend
MILAN (AP) — Italian police have arrested a 21-year-old Dutch man suspected in the stabbing death of his father and a family friend in the…
Continue ReadingFormer Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false evidence to a corruption inquiry
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false…
Continue ReadingMoscow briefly shuts all major airports after alleged drone attack
By Ivana Kottasová, Vasco Cotovio and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday…
Continue ReadingChina blasts US-Japan-South Korea summit, warns of ‘contradictions and increasing tensions’
BEIJING (AP) — China is blasting this weekend’s summit among the leaders of the U.S., Japan and South Korea, saying no country should “seek…
Continue ReadingFirefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Firefighters in Spain’s Canary Islands…
Continue ReadingOfficers in Bay Area police department are charged with civil rights violations as part of FBI investigation
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Three Antioch, California, police officers were charged with civil rights violations as part of an FBI…
Continue ReadingUS, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries
By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South…
Continue ReadingJapanese government panel finds rampant coverups, mishandling of harassment cases in military
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of experts that investigated harassment cases in Japan’s military and Defense Ministry…
Continue ReadingBefore hundreds of protesters were killed, Egypt debated less lethal options, report says
By CNN Staff (CNN) — A decade after hundreds of Egyptians were killed in a single day when security forces dispersed a sit-in protest in Cairo,…
Continue ReadingAmerican imprisoned in Russia faces espionage charges, reports say
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian-born U.S. citizen in prison on a bribery conviction now faces charges of espionage, according to Russian news agencies. The…
Continue Reading11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An official of the West African bloc of nations says 11 countries in the region have agreed to…
Continue ReadingPowerful Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico’s Baja. Rare tropical storm watch issued for California
By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast…
Continue ReadingRussian and Chinese warships sail close to Japanese islands on eve of Biden’s trilateral summit
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan expressed “grave concern” after Chinese and Russian warships sailed close to its…
Continue ReadingChina confirms Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa followed by state visit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s summit of the BRICS nations in…
Continue ReadingArrest made in connection with July block party mass shooting in Baltimore, officials say
By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Baltimore have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a July mass shooting that…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street’s dismal August drags on with 3rd straight losing week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street limped to the finish line of its third losing week in a row on Friday. The S&P 500…
Continue ReadingUkraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the US agrees to allow transfers
By SAMYA KULLAB, MIKE CORDER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Officials say the United States has given its approval…
Continue ReadingThousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest…
Continue ReadingThousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than…
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